Ken's Naperville Real Estate Blog : February 2012

Why do foreclosures use such LOUSY pictures?

Why do foreclosures use such LOUSY pictures?

A client contacted me the other day, wanting to see some homes in Plainfield, Illinois.  Given her price range, many of the homes she selected were foreclosures...

As I flipped through the pictures of the homes she picked, I was disappointed at what I saw...

 


-What is this?  The cameraman couldn't even pick up the blinds?

-Tempting...

?

 Wall paper.  Peeling wall paper.  Seat up...

 

Are you kidding me?

Although these pictures are a bit extreme, they are not out of the norm.  Bad angles and horrible lighting are so common with foreclosures, I wonder...

Why aren't these agents even trying?

Ken

 

  

Ken Tracy-Your Neighborhood Realtor

 

 

 

Comment balloon 10 comments • Ken Tracy • February 26 2012 01:21PM
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